Cuckoo: Cheating by Nature by Nick Davies

At the weekend, I happened upon a newly published book, Cuckoo: Cheating by Nature by Nick Davies, in our local library and am half way in already. An excellent review of the behaviour and biology of the Common Cuckoo, by an expert naturalist / behavioural ecologist. A fascinating story and very well told by someone who has spent a career studying the species. As one would expect, the emphasis is upon the questions that the curious observer might ask and the applications of the answers to wider evolutionary theory. A really great read for anyone interested in this species, in the dynamics of parasitism, and in evolutionary processes, especially arms races.

Thanks, will check it out!